Facebook page, others spring up to support slayings suspect

One of the most popular pages, I support Christopher Jordan Dorner, was created Thursday and has garnered more than 1,700 Facebook fans, claiming: &#8220;This is not a page about supporting the killing of innocent people. It's supporting fighting back against corrupt cops and bringing to light what they do.&#8221; FACEBOOK

As the manhunt continues for Christopher Jordan Dorner, a former police officer suspected in three killings, numerous online fan pages have popped up in support of the fugitive.

He is being held up on those pages as someone battling police brutality and corruption.

One of the most popular pages, called I support Christopher Jordan Dorner, was created Thursday and has garnered more than 1,700 Facebook fans, claiming: "This is not a page about supporting the killing of innocent people. It's supporting fighting back against corrupt cops and bringing to light what they do."

On it, people speak against the Los Angeles Police Department officer-involved shootings that wounded two civilians in the South Bay on Thursday during the search for Dorner, which Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck called a tragic "case of mistaken identity." The fan page urges others to read Dorner's online manifesto.

But despite some pages' denunciation of violence, some law enforcement officials said similar pages are offensive to police officers who have been killed, injured and seen family members killed in the recent attacks.

"I think it's disrespectful to law enforcement," said Jim Amormino, spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's Department, who previously worked in the Los Angeles Police Department. "What type of person would agree with Dorner?"

Via a Facebook message, a person administering the page said: "My vision was for a place where his story could be told and people could have a intelligent discussion about it and the issue of police corruption could be brought up. I was hoping and am still hoping to make some sort of impact. ... I think people rally around it for different reasons. ... I think even more people come here because they are genuinely upset that things had to come this far."

Dorner was fired from the LAPD four years ago and promised in an online rant to wage war against former colleagues he thought had wronged him. Police across Southern California took that online threat seriously and were on high alert, believing that any officer could be targeted.

One supporter said she doesn't like murder but understands his motives and urges the public to read his manifesto: "People need to read and think! Don't be reactionary like a sheep. Read what he wrote. Look at the details. Process some of it. Be discerning instead of just reacting."

Other pages devoted to Dorner are titled We Are All Chris Dorner, Christopher Dorner Appreciation Society, Support Chris Dorner and LAPD Cop Killer Christopher Dorner is A HERO.

Supporters share their own experiences with police, and some mention the Kelly Thomas case in Fullerton.

But others have jumped in the conversation expressing outrage.

Said one: "You're all sick people who should be mourning the VICTIMS of these murders. Not air your stupid grudges against the LAPD. I'm sure you'd call them if you needed help in L.A."

Though police corruption may be concern for some people, Amormino said such pages ignore that other means besides violence could be used to draw attention to it.

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